000 FZNT23 KNHC 200907 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THOUGH SUN. THE ARRIVAL OF A STRING OF WEATHER SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN CONUS SHOULD KEEP WEAKER TRADES OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT FRI AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT AND 5 TO 7 FT SUN. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE MOVING N OF 28N...WHILE SOUTHERN END BECOMES STATIONARY WED. THE FRONT SHOULD BEGIN LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT LATE WED AND THU AS HIGH PRES FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC NOSES INTO THE REGION. NEXT COLD FRONT SHOULD REACH THE FAR NW PART OF THE AREA EARLY SUN...PRIMARILY AFFECTING THE AREA N OF 29N. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008 .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N WED MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT...PRIMARILY N OF 28N. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 72W LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT E OF 74W THU MORNING AND AFTERNOON. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT FRI MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 28N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S THU AFTERNOON THEN S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S FRI AFTERNOON EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 74W SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 30N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 30N. FROM 23N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT SUN MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 73W AND 6 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL E OF 73W. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NF OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN